Claire Donnelly
Claire Donnelly is WFAE's health reporter. She previously worked at NPR member station KGOU in Oklahoma and also interned at WBEZ in Chicago and WAMU in Washington, D.C. She holds a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University and attended college at the University of Virginia, where she majored in Comparative Literture and Spanish. Claire is originally from Richmond, Virginia. In her free time, Claire likes listening to podcasts and trying out new recipes.
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A bill that would outlaw nearly all abortions in South Carolina is headed for a second day of deliberation in the state Senate on Thursday, after senators sparred over the measure for more than eight hours Wednesday.
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We take a look at the latest data. As of Tuesday, the numbers showed 27% of North Carolina kids ages 5 to 11 had received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Under a draft version of a bill in the South Carolina legislature, helping someone obtain an abortion — including providing them with information about how to get one — would be a crime that carries a maximum 25-year prison sentence. The bill refers to it as “aiding and abetting” an abortion.
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A House committee reviewing South Carolina’s abortion law is suggesting the state ban almost all abortions other than when the life of the mother is at risk. A 12-member special House committee voted nine to three on Tuesday to support a full ban with no exceptions for rape or incest.
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Republican leaders in North Carolina’s legislature want the state to start enforcing a 20-week abortion ban. Only a small number of abortions in North Carolina are performed after 20 weeks, but as it gets harder to obtain abortions in other states, experts say there may be more abortions later in pregnancy.
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Charlotte-area courthouses were especially busy on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, with couples seeking the special date for their weddings.
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UNC Charlotte will start a new program with the goal of helping to predict and fight future pandemics.The program, called the Center for Computational…
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Health officials said this week that Mecklenburg County appears to be seeing a decrease or leveling off of key COVID-19 metrics like new cases and hospitalizations.
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Novant Health is now using artificial intelligence at its Presbyterian Medical Center in Charlotte to help emergency room doctors read CAT scans. The idea is to catch patients with more serious injuries quickly.